RANSOMWARE OPERATION💰 FINANCIAL
crylock
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Intelligence Profile
CryLock (originally known as Cryakl/Fantomas since 2014) is a ransomware operation run by a Russian couple who targeted roughly 400,000 victims over eight years and earned over €64 million in Bitcoin; the operators were arrested in Spain in June 2023 and extradited to Belgium.
Threat Analysis
crylock is a ransomware operation that deploys encryption-based extortion against organizations globally. This group maintains a data leak site (DLS) to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Financially motivated threat actors like crylock prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Quick Facts
TypeRansomware Operation
Motivation💰 financial
DLS Infrastructure
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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.